About Us
The Indian Realist Learning Network (IRLN) is a Community of Practice where researchers and implementers collaborate on advancing realist methodologies and their use in the south asian context.
The IRLN is a group that helps build the capacity of Indian researchers to use Realist methods in their analysis of health policy and health systems. It is a collaborative space to discuss methodologies of realist evaluation and synthesis and troubleshoot when required.
With the creation of this network, we aim to create a collective of Indian realists who can collaborate on projects to build a body of realist work from the country and contribute to the advancement of realist methodologies. The group will also hold regular webinars from eminent speakers, serve as a space where early career researchers can ask questions to researchers with more experience in using realist methods and will also invite members to collaborate on writing papers together.
What is Realist Evaluation?
The Realist Evaluation approach seeks to explain how and why complex interventions work (or don’t work) in particular contexts. This methodology is well suited to tackle evaluations of complex interventions and focuses on generative mechanisms in evaluating health policies and systems interventions. By focusing on the underlying mechanisms realist evaluation provides deep insights into the effectiveness of public health interventions, informing better policy decisions and practice.
Contact us
To discuss matters related to the IRLN and other queries please contact us on realisteval@iphindia.org
Realist Evaluation Workshop Series
Realist Evaluation 2024
Realist Evaluation 2022
Realist Evaluation 2019
Members
Network Moderators
Dr. Prashanth N S
Director, Institute of Public Health Bengaluru
Dr.Pragati Hebbar
Assistant Director Research and DBT/Wellcome Trust India Alliance Fellow
Network Coordinators
Urvi Patel
Research Officer
Arushi Thapar
Research Officer
Network Members
Alen Chandy Alexander
Clinical Research Training Program Fellow, Institute of Public Health
Research Interests:
Community Mental Health
Arohi Chauhan
Research Scientist and PhD Fellow, Public Health Foundation of India
Research Interests:
Evidence Synthesis, chronic conditions, health system strengthening
Carolyn Kavita Tauro
Doctoral fellow, University of Oslo
Research Interests:
Public health (infectious diseases, MCH, SGBV, Mental health); ICT for development
Gajanan Ganapati Sabhahit
Senior Resident,GS-NIMHANS Mental Health Program, Dept. of Psychiatry, NIMHANS
Research Interests:
Community Psychiatry, Policy and Evaluation, Telemedicine
Gitismita Naik
Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, AIIMS Kalyani
Research Interests:
Health policy and systems research, Maternal and child health, Noncommunicable disease, Inequities in Health
Irfan Shakeer
Epidemiologist, Clarivate India
Research Interests:
One health, zoonoses, health system and policies
Jeslin James
Project Coordinator, Saahas
Research Interests:
Environmental Health
Joshua Chadwick
Scientist (Medical), ICMR-National Institute of Epidemiology
Research Interests:
Diabetes and cardiovascular disease
Manveen Kaur
Research Scientist and PhD Fellow, Public Health Foundation of India
Research Interests:
Gerontology, caregiving, long-term care
Pawan Ramakrishna Kaipa
Public Health & Development Consultant, Independent Consultant
Research Interests:
Systems working, NCD related
Shivanand
Assistant Professor, M S Ramaiah University of Applied sciences, Bengaluru
Research Interests:
Primary healthcare, integrative health, self-care ,health policy and systems research
Shivshakti Pawar
Medical Officer, Dept of Public Health, Govt of Maharashtra
Research Interests:
NCD, epidemiology, implementation research
Sona Priyanka
MPH trainee, JIPMER
Research Interests:
NCD, GBV, health promotion, climate change
Sreenidhi Sreekumar
Postdoc fellow, Institute of Public Health
Research Interests:
Health systems research, qualitative evidence synthesis, policy research and evaluation research
Subitha L
Additional Professor, Dept. of PSM, JIPMER
Research Interests:
NCDs, health promotion, Digital Health
Sushi Kadanakuppe
Associate Professor, Department of Public Health Dentistry, V. S. Dental College and Hospital
Research Interests:
Health Policy and Systems Research
Vaibhav Agavane
Fellow, Institute of Public Health
Research Interests:
Theory driven evaluation, Implementation research
Vivek Dsouza
Graduate Student, Urban Planning, Rutgers University and Honorary Associate, Institute of Public Health
Research Interests:
Urban planning, built environment, public health, NCDs, Implementation
Yogish C B
Assistant Prof Grade 3 and Clinical Research Training Programme (CRTP) fellow, Institute of Public Health
Research Interests:
NCD, Methodology, Life course epidemiology
Prakyath Ravindranath Hegde
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, NIMHANS
Research Interests:
Mental Health Interventions
Poornima Sharma
Research Consultant, Noora Health
Research Interests:
Realist Evaluation, Gender in healthcare, Mental health and wellbeing in India/South Asian context